A group of scientists stumbled upon a bizarre-looking creature over the weekend while exploring a massive abyss off the Australian coast — a large, “faceless fish.”

Image Via CSIRO

The brownish, scaly creature that lacked nostrils, a mouth and a face, looked unrecognizable.

The group of 40 scientists from Museums Victoria and the Australian government’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), discovered the underwater creature while traveling on a research vessel as part of a month-long journey.